Going the case mod route doesn't mean that you have to give stick with the original case. This Millennium Falcon is a shining example, complete with LEDs, black paint, and the classic Xbox logo. Continue reading for a video (prototype).
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Will Urbina spent less than $1,500 in parts to create the OS Xbox Pro, a hackintosh with performance that "matches a $4,500 Mac Pro." Inside, you'll find a "2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s paired with an NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT card, 8GB of RAM, an 16GB SSD, and four traditional hard drives." Video after the break.
We've certainly seen plenty of hackintoshes in our time, but Will Urbina's OS Xbox Pro is also one of the cleanest casemods we've ever seen.[via Engadget]
This oil-submerged Xbox may be an unconventional method of cooling, but it works. Yes, "thanks to the non-conductive cooling properties of mineral oil, this submerged Xbox system still works as well as it did the day it shipped from Microsoft." Click here for first picture in gallery.
B-rad is still putting the finishing touches on his fish tank Xbox, and still plans to add a proper lid and some colorful LEDs before he calls it done.[via Technabob]
Designed by Carl Archambeault, the Xbox 1080 is a portable gaming system that combines Xbox 360 style with Zune functionality. Plus, it features a pop-up screen. No word yet on if this concept will go into production. Click here for first picture in gallery.
I do give Carl props for actually building this contraption, though. However, I'm not sure it's something I'd whip out during the morning train ride to work.[via Technabob]
Measuring only 1-inch thick, the svelte Xbox Micro -- an Xbox Media Center -- boasts a 320GB 2.5-inch hard drive, PW-200-V PSU, TSOP flashed with iND-BIOS, and a v1.4 motherboard. Click here for first picture in gallery.
The polycarbonate case holds the guts of a flashed Xbox, so even though it's got no DVD drive, it'll serve as a great media center with the help of XBMC.[via Gizmodo - Xbox-Scene]
Just $600 on eBay will net you a limited green Halo Xbox, which comes "with a copy of Halo: Combat Evolved and a matching translucent green Controller S." Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.
You also get a new sealed limited edition matching very rare GREEN Logitech 2.4 GHz wireless controller and a new sealed Microsoft DVD movie playback kit and 3 opened but in Mint condition limited edition Burger King games.[via eBay - Wiki]
This is what you can do with 1500 Xbox hard drives: create an elaborate domino setup that goes through your home and then outside. Continue reading to watch.
(Thanks, Jacob)
An Xbox-Scene member created this incredible Xbox Mini system, designed specifically for playing backups and homebrew apps. First picture in gallery.
The 80GB hard drive that has been stuffed in there will certainly be very useful if that is true. It is unfathomable that the old console, which had enough plastic on one system to feed a starving family of plastic eating giants, could be reduced to the very image of gadget beauty[via Gizmodo]
Microsoft's Xbox 360 is definitely selling strong, but these interesting fan-made designs could give us a glimpse at what's to come -- portable and/or standalone. First picture in gallery. Which concept is your favorite?
